敛
word C2- (literary) to hold back
- (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself)
- to collect; to gather
- Taiwan pr. [lian4]
Other readings
- liànvariant of 殮|殓[lian4]
Words with it
- 收敛 shōu liǎn to dwindle
- 敛财 liǎn cái to accumulate wealth
- 内敛 nèi liǎn introverted
- 聚敛 jù liǎn to gather
- 暴敛 bào liǎn to overtax
- 横征暴敛 héng zhēng bào liǎn to tax by force and extort levies
- 收敛性 shōu liǎn xìng convergence
- 敛迹 liǎn jì to refrain
- 敛衽 liǎn rèn old-fashioned women's obeisance
- 征敛 zhēng liǎn to extort taxes
From the library
」那人便道：「你们知道现在是非钱不行的世界了，你们大家敛几个钱来，我们舍出自己的精神，拚着几个人流血，替你们挣个万世安稳自由的基业，你们看好不好呢？
只见那船上人敛了许多钱，交给演说的人，看他如何动手。
谁知那演说的人，敛了许多钱去，找了一块众人伤害不着的地方，立住了脚，便高声叫道：「你们这些没血性的人，凉血种类的畜生，还不赶紧去打那个掌舵的吗？
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